INTRODUCTION One of the important factors of correct management is to identify the reasons for patient tendency toward private hospitals. This study measures these factors based on service marketing mixes. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study used a cross sectional descriptive methodology. The study was conducted during 6 months in 2015. The studied population included patients of private hospital...

BACKGROUND Organizational learning has been identified as necessary for different organizations to improve their performance in the changing and competitive environment. PURPOSE The main purpose of this research was to specify the learning organization profile of educational and health centers of Tehran and Qazvin Universities of Medical Sciences in Iran. METHODOLOGY The present research wa...

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) associated with HHV8 is one of the common connective tissue malignancies especially in immunocompromised patients. The aim of the present study was to determine the common HHV8 genotypes in hospitalized patients in Tehran, Iran. A total of 36 archival paraffin-embedded KS tissue samples of patients with common characterization of KS were collected between 1999 to 2010 from...

The emergence of antimicrobial resistance is a global problem in the community and in hospitals. Antibiotic resistance of Gram-negative bacteria from nosocomial infections were evaluated during a 6-month period at Shariati teaching hospital, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Susceptibility tests were performed on 570 Gram-negative isolates obtained from clinical samples of patients infected aft...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important factor for self-management behaviors of diabetic patients. These behaviors have special importance in preventing complications of diabetes. OBJECTIVES This study has been conducted to evaluate HRQoL of diabetic patients referred to Tehran hospitals. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this descriptive study patients were selected from di...

BACKGROUND Health care workers (HCWs) are vulnerable populations for infection with blood borne pathogens. This study was conducted to determine occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among HCWs in teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran. METHODS A self-structures questionnaire was used to study 650 HCWs during 2006 -2007 in some teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran. RESULTS occupational e...

background: hospitals generate relatively large quantities of wastewater that may contain various potentially hazardous ma­terials; therefore the proper management of hospital wastewater is essential. methods:   in this cross-sectional study, the quality and quantity of wastewater in the hospitals of tehran university of medi­cal sciences (tums), tehran, iran, were studied and the suitable meth...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in adults. Anemia is known as comorbidity in many chronic diseases that can increase morbidity and mortality of COPD. Recent studies have shown that anemia may be more prevalent than expected in COPD patients and can increase disabilities of COPD. In this study we have evaluated...

BACKGROUND There are no population-based data available for cancer in Tehran, a city that includes almost 10% of the Iranian population. This is the first report of cancer incidence in Tehran from a population-based cancer registry for the period of 1998-2001. METHODS The cancer registry collects data on all new cases of cancer diagnosed in the resident population of Tehran metropolitan area....

INTRODUCTION Fair distribution of hospital beds across various regions is a controversial subject. Resource allocation in health systems rarely has focused on those who need it most and, in addition, is often influenced by political interests. The study assesses the distribution of hospital beds in different regions in Tehran, Iran, during 2010-2012. METHODS This cross-sectional study was con...